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The Burning Ear’s Best Reviewed Albums

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02.17.2012

[EP/VIDEO] Rhye – OPEN (w/ “Open”)

i wanna make this play, ooh i know you’re faded, but stay don’t close your hands

♫ Rhye – Open

  • Who: 2 people, no identities.
  • What: Sunset eroto-pop, like The xx, Inc, Sade.
  • Where: L.A. via Europe + Soundcloud / Amazon
  • When: The Open EP is out now.
  • Why: Nights can get cold this time of year. You can

    • …

Written by: Brandon on February 17, 2012.
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02.15.2012

[LP] The Young Professionals – 9:00 TO 17:00, 17:00 TO WHENEVER (w/ “20 Seconds” Offer Nissim remix)

the cute boy is falling off the speaker, don’t be my friend, there’s a party in my mouth you can take a picture

♫ The Young Professionals – 20 Seconds (Offer Nissim Club Remix) (Download period expired)

  • Who: Producer Yonathan Goldshtein & Israeli gay music icon Ivri Lider
  • What: Smart dance pop, like XX
  • Where: Tel Aviv, Israel + Facebook / Soundcloud / Amazon

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Written by: Brandon on February 15, 2012.
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02.15.2012

[EP/VIDEO] Set Sail – THE RILEY MOORE EP (w/ “Boat Song”)

i don’t know this notion but i know it to be true

♫ Set Sail – Boat Song

  • Who: A guy named Brandon! Plus a Josiah and a Joshua…
  • What: “Popsters purveying awkward dancing and better music…” with violin! Like Two Door Cinema Club, Walk The Moon
  • Where: Sydney, Australia + Facebook / Bandcamp / Amazon
  • When: The Riley Moore

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Written by: Brandon on February 15, 2012.
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02.03.2012

[LP] The Fantasies – THE FANTASIES (w/ “Gimme Bubblegum!!!” & “Tammy The Tease”)

my elevation in the morning, my satisfaction starts in the evening

♫ The Fantasies – Gimme Bubblegum!!!

  • Who: Brett & James
  • What: Surfy garage pop, like Wavves, The Denzels, Art Imperial
  • Where: Northampton, Mass. + Facebook / Bandcamp / Amazon
  • When: Their self-titled debut LP is out now and FREE.
  • Why: There are a lot of injustices in the

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Written by: Brandon on February 3, 2012.
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01.09.2012

[LP] tUnE-YarDs – W H O K I L L (w/ “Gangsta”)

bang-bang, oi, never move to my hood, cause danger is crawlin’ out the wood

♫ tUnE-YarDs – Gangsta

  • Who: Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner, “plus other rad musicians that join us at times”
  • What:  like Danny Dance, Jens Lindahl
  • Where: Oakland, CA + Facebook / Amazon
  • When:  2nd LP, W H O K I L L, came out last April.
  • Why:

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Written by: Brandon on January 9, 2012.
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01.02.2012

[EP] Joe Goddard – “Gabriel” (feat. Valentina)

the sum of all the parts that you have taken are a fraction of the parts that make me whole

Joe Goddard’s Gabriel EP is only three tracks but when you are dealing with one of the Hot Chip frontmen that’s all that’s needed to lay down some serious song. The guy’s last solo album, Harvest Festival, meandered a …

Written by: Brandon on January 2, 2012.
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12.30.2011

[LP] Penguin Prison – PENGUIN PRISON (w/ every Penguin Prison track TBE has ever posted)

i got a car that i call jenny, i take her out when there’s too much noise in my head

♫ Penguin Prison – A Funny Thing [from 2009]

♫ Penguin Prison – The Worse It Gets [from 2010]

The October 18th release of Penguin Prison’s self-titled debut is interesting for a couple reasons. The first thing is that I didn’t know it came out …

Written by: Brandon on December 30, 2011.
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12.28.2011

[LP] Yalls – YALLS (w/ “Please”)

oh no, i can’t think

♫ Yalls – Please

Not enough people are talking about Yalls and since the year is closing out it’s time to get one last endorsement in the ring for this Berkley beat-fruit tree. “Germs” is one of the years top tracks and the rest of Dan Casey’s name-your-price debut LP is more of the same weirdo magic. Although …

Written by: Brandon on December 28, 2011.
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12.24.2011

[EP] Caught A Ghost – CAG Mixtape (w/ “Time Go”)

i gotta say its good to be home, sometimes i miss you when i’m out there alone

♫ Caught A Ghost – Time Go

Caught A Ghost caught me a few weeks back when their live show shook me from the distractions of tricked out Hyundai’s and free drinks, instantly pricking an ear and sparking a flurry of “Who is this …

Written by: Brandon on December 24, 2011.
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12.23.2011

[EP] Heffay – AT NIGHT (w/ “Flight of the Bears” & “Rockin With Me”)

and when they bang this in the club you got to get up

♫ Heffay – Flight of the Bears

Last we heard from Heffay we was holding down my Summer Mega-Mix with his feel good sunshine jam “Just You And Me.” Well, the guy is back and bringing a new palette of sounds to the table. Heffay trades a day …

Written by: Brandon on December 23, 2011.
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